The value of ASX-listed stocks, as measured by the All Ordinaries Index, increased 4.5% in July 2014. This performance was below the rise in Hong Kong up 6.8%, and stronger than most other major markets, including Singapore up 3.6%, Japan up 3.0%, Germany down 4.3%, the US down 1.5% and the UK down 0.2%.
Volatility measures for the Australian equity market remained below long-term averages during July:
- Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.3% in July, down on the previous month (0.5%).
- Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) fell in July to an average of 10.4 (compared to 11.2 in June).
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